Mountain Lion support for Shedworx apps!
Today we finished our application updates for Mountain Lion support.
Now, everything except HD Quick Look has been updated to support Mountain Lion.
This means that all the Shedworx apps that you download from shedworx.com (not the App Store) now include the Developer signing that is required for an app to run under Mountain Lion.
All the apps have also been submitted to Apple for updating on the Mac App Store, so that will happen when it happens. There seems to be a big backlog with the App Store review process at the moment, probably due to all the apps being updated for Mountain Lion.
HD Quick Look
HD Quick Look is a still under development while we decide whether or we can update it to work under Mountain Lion.
We will put out a separate post with details of where we end up with this.
Difference with mkvwatch?
What is the difference between the two programs? Do they both add the files to iTunes along with metadata? Which one is faster for mkv to m4v files? I would also like to see watched folder support.
philip
mkvWatch and Smart Converter
mkvWatch was actually the predecessor to Smart Converter. They are both as fast as each other for mkv conversions.
We're looking into watched folder support for an upcoming update of Smart Converter.
Which format to convert to?
Dumb question, I'm sure. Trying to convert some .vob files. I want to play them on my Mac, but the options are Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, Adroid stuff,....but no plain old mac computer. WHich should I choose? I assume iPad??
Convert for Mac
iPad will work fine, but AppleTV produces a higher quality output that iPad, so that's your best bet.
VOB
When I try to use the Smart Converter with VOB files I get an info box headed VOB Conversion Disabled and stating that VOB conversion has been removed! Any suggestions please?
File "pick up" location (Smart Conv Pro)
I'm trying to piece together a system that will allow me to download non-copy protected files from my iOS5 device and be fully converted and sitting in my iTunes when I arrive home. So far simply use by browser to find and download torrent to my Dropbox folder that is always under surveillance by uTorrent who, when sees a torrent grabs it, moves it to a local file and deletes the Dropbox copy. uTorrent processes the rebuilt file and moves it to a folder awaiting the MANUAL process of dragging and dropping (boo) but then redeems itself by moving the processed file to iTunes and deleting the source files.
I would love to have Smart Converter Pro "watch" a folder for the arrival of a new convertible file type start converting. Even if you keep all previous settings the same to keep it simple. Mine are basically locked to dropping it in iTunes and watching it on AppleTV.
Maybe I missed something in the settings but I could not find this specific capability. Cheers!
Folder monitoring
We've had this request a few times and agree that it's a good idea. We have to sandbox our apps now which may limit what we can do with regard to monitoring folders, but we will give it a shot!
Import 1080 50P Surround sound from Panasonic 900 video camera
I need to import video from my Panasonic 900 video camera into Final Cut with no loss of quality having 5.1 surround sound at 50p.
Can any one help.
Thanks
Athol
VoltaicHD
Your best bet is VoltaicHD, where you can set the exact output codec you like. ProRes LT is usually good enough for consumer camcorders.
VoltaicHD doesn't support the 5.1 audio but it will handle the 50p video just fine. VoltaicHD will give you stereo sound which is usually OK. Surround sound on consumer camcorders is a gimmick and based on our testing doesn't make any difference in playback when compared to stereo cameras.
It doesn't read videos .vob
It doesn't read videos .vob. Can you help?
VOB support in Smart Converter
Its been a year since we supported VOB conversions on Smart Converter on the Mac App Store.
Here's our FAQ on the VOB situation:
http://www.shedworx.com/scp-faq#2a
If you need VOB file conversion, you can use the free Smart Converter, available from Shedworx.com, rather than the Mac App Store.
Your app Music Converter Pro does not work properly
Hello. I bought Music Converter Pro on July 14, 2012 in Apple Store. Later, on July 28, I installed OSX Mountain Lion (version 10.8). The question is that your app does not work. When I convert music from aac to mp3, the songs only play for a few seconds. Has this problem something to do with the update to the OSX Mountain Lion in my Mac? Could the problem be solved if I uninstall the app and install it again? Thanks and regards. Angels.
Music Converter
We have done thorough testing on Mountain Lion and he fact that the conversion is working at all is a good sign. Reinstalling won't help - if you had a bad install the conversion wouldn't produce any output.
This problem could be caused by many things, so the best bet is to send through a sample file to support@shedworx.com and we will have a look at it for you.
Music Converter Pro and Mountain Lion
Hi Justin. I was about to send you the sample file, when I realized that the update in Apple Store was already available. So, I updated the app and now it works perfectly. The conversion to mp3 is even quicker. Thanks a lot for your support!
Update
That's great news! I must admit that I had forgotten that the updated version wasn't yet live on the App Store. As you've seen, it went live yesterday, so all is good :). Thanks for letting us know.